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Blend those mics! Learn how to record metal guitars using a dual mic setup with John Browne of Monuments. He is using a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier with Two Rock cabinet, Shure SM57 and Se Electronics Voodoo VR1 ribbon mic into an API 3124 preamp. He fine tunes mic placement, listens with headphones to check for proper phase alignment, then …
Aux? Insert? Both can work! Learn how to set up delay as an insert or aux/send in this clip from Eyal Levi’s “Using Delay” Fast Track from URM Enhanced. He demonstrates how to do it in Pro Tools using Soundtoys Echoboy, but the same concept applies in any DAW and any delay plugin. Get instant access to over 50 hours …
| By Thomas Brett | Introduction: A few weeks back, in our 2-part “The A-Z Of Recording Vocals” URM Blog series, we discussed all of the things you should be thinking about when tracking your vocals. Over the next few weeks, as a follow-up, we’ll be taking a look at 20 mixing tips that’ll ensure your freshly-tracked vocals end up …
Don’t lose that pick attack! Learn one of the keys to editing metal guitars: preserving the pick attack. This can be the difference between tight, punchy guitars and weird-sounding, weak guitars that just sound, well… wrong! Joey Sturgis shows how he does it in Cubase using slip editing, nudging and other tools in this clip from his Guitar Editing Fast …
Massive prog rock bass tone! Learn how to get a truly gorgeous bass tone in your mix using amp sims in this tutorial from Forrester Savell using the multi-tracks for “Simple Boy” by Karnivool. This clip is from Forrester’s Mixing Progressive Rock Bass Fast Track in URM Enhanced. He uses Pro Tools, a bass DI, IK Multimedia Amplitube, Avid Eleven …
